tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235171002011-04-21T16:48:44.028-04:00<br> The proliferation and use of information technologies presents both challenges and opportunities for professional educators, learners, and community members. This blog space is for students to share their perspectives on these issues.ctmnoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-32191077281878181452008-03-09T20:07:00.001-04:002008-03-10T09:14:58.479-04:00

One of the books I am using to write my literature review about the history of education in Hawaii is Culture, Behavior and Education. So far this is an interesting text and although written in 1974, provides valuable insight into the education and culture of some students within the Leeward District on O’ahu. The authors completed a case study of one particular group located within this

Ms. Keppelernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-49220836819009522032008-03-05T19:14:00.005-05:002008-03-10T09:11:54.402-04:00

Cultural GlobalizationWe now live in a new global world that is connected through global trade, international businesses, and instant cyber communication. These new global connections expose people to ideas and cultures of the world. Wasserstrom reminds us that “Cultural globalization is never about one way flows, though Americans often forget this, conveniently ignoring the fact that the world’s

krisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-41608632135116805692008-03-02T21:31:00.003-05:002008-03-04T18:35:18.700-05:00

To whom it might concern --Ashley and Krista this kind of goes along with your points...I was reading USA Today on February 26, 2008 in the Life section. On page 5D if you are interested, there is an article called "Dummy 'drumbeat' goes on: For educators, debate over what teens know has no easy answer." This article is kinda going over much of the material that we have read this semester. There

Callienoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-67956012295122870112008-03-02T16:26:00.002-05:002008-03-10T09:16:46.402-04:00

Interestingly and timely, a discussion with a friend of mine ensued over the weekend regarding this issue of technology and children’s imagination. My friend and her boyfriend both have strong and different opinions about this. She works in early childhood education and he is in a technological/entrepreneurial field. While he advocates for technology and the importance of twenty-first century

Ms. Keppelernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-16815023826032785902008-03-01T11:49:00.001-05:002008-03-01T16:16:52.867-05:00

Democracy and Education:Immediately following the Revolutionary War, the founders of this nation were faced with the grave decision of how to create their new nation and what this government would look like. Some suggested George Washington be made king, and others were wary of a monarch after just fighting long and hard to rid themselves of King George. Instead of mimicking any European power

krisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-25374713015580241852008-02-29T18:27:00.000-05:002008-02-29T18:35:18.621-05:00

Issue one of a good education is quantity of knowledge contained. I do see how students learn in these new technology high schools, but do you really think students get the same educational experience? Additionally, do you think that in the near future the CS field will be bombarded with qualified applications, and in turn force CS rates down?

Greggonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-70418108536435318632008-02-29T02:49:00.000-05:002008-02-29T02:57:30.236-05:00

I find myself to be on the fence when it comes to educational video games in the classroom. I am awed by the possibilities that such games can allow, yet worried by the potential gaming culture characteristics and time spent on such games. In Ken Ellis’s video, “No Gamer Left Behind: Virtual Learning Goes to the Next Level,” many of the benefits of virtual gaming are highlighted including virtual

Marty and Kristennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-56195792826518261992008-02-27T15:52:00.000-05:002008-02-27T16:10:33.478-05:00

After watching this video on educational gaming and reading Technologies of the Childhood Imagination by Ito, I began to really think about my early schooling and play time experiences as well as those of the other kids in my family. Imagination and game playing among children is really nothing new. My first thought was that it is just more elaborate today because of technology, but then I

Clarena Renfrownoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-41134577470996464592008-02-10T14:43:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:14:29.610-05:00

When we talk about technology uses in schools, we must also talk about issues of power, authority, and control. Today's students, for the most part, experience technology as an integral part of their lives. Teachers, on the other hand, might reluctantly acknowledge the idea that their students are what Prensky (2001) referred to as "digital natives", but not all teachers (or parents) are

ctmnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-44776640566792724342008-01-28T13:58:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:32:02.080-05:00

I believe I share the sentiment of many: The more I know about technology the less I know. Finding time to catch up, stay on top of what's new (or that's been on the market for a few years already) can be challenging. Then again, how much do we need to know? Does it make sense to rely on teams or must we be independent learners? How do we define the educational role of all those altruistic (and

ctmnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1174938746595570652007-03-26T16:50:00.000-04:002008-01-28T12:55:02.882-05:00

I really had not read anything from Gardner in the past but in reading this essay, I was reminded of a book that completely changed my learning style. Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century by Colin Rose and Malcolm J. Nicholl. When I read that book I was so impressed by the discussion of the variety of ways in which we learn.As a student, I was often frustrated by school. Some educators left

Kim's Blognoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1147052863149118232006-05-07T21:47:00.000-04:002008-01-28T12:32:56.764-05:00

Formal, public education is deeply rooted in the democratic ideals of a newly formed nation. This new nation of the 1800’s was a nation of immigrants having little in common culturally, and no particular allegiance to the nation that had become their home. There was a need to unite these people as Americans. In addition to these factors, another major influence would arise with a great transition

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1147027539895437262006-05-07T14:42:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:02:44.419-05:00

“There can be no doubt that in our civilisation poetry is by far the most discredited of the arts, the only art, indeed, in which the average man refuses to discern any value.” (Orwell, 1968, p.3)As poetry, besides Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, jazz, and classical music fans, twenty-minute songs without lyrics were not enjoyed by the everyman. Phish had a very specific kind of sound that echoed

town_mathnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1146762202621663792006-05-04T13:00:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:25:24.158-05:00

posted for smmNoah Webster made a unique contribution to America’s educational system. According to Johnson (2002), it was Webster’s belief that our newly independent nation needed a distinctive language and government (p. 75). With its publication in 1783 and its use nationwide, Webster’s Blue Back Speller standardized American spelling, thus creating the distinctive language he advocated for.

ctmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1146758186405387152006-05-04T11:50:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:23:40.596-05:00

posted for SaraHomer Gilbert was a cranky, grizzled old man that ran the gas station in my hometown. Yup, that’s right, he ran a gas station. No mini-mart attached to it, no delicatessen and certainly, no creemees. You could get one thing there, gas, and maybe, if you were lucky, Homer might even tell you an off-color joke that would be sure to irritate your parents when you told it at the dinner

ctmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1146716077470668762006-05-03T23:54:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:29:52.586-05:00

I thought I'd share something I posted this week as part of my VT-CITE participation. The topic was Learning Centers. I wasn't sure how I would be able to keep up going on vacation to a remote island and still meet my committments to my two online courses and to VT-CITE. I had all kinds of angst before I left about how I was going to survive the week. I decided this would be the perfect time to

Lucie deLaBruerenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1146187864656373622006-04-27T21:31:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:34:19.362-05:00

Even though it is clear that China practices censorship of its citizens and denies basic freedoms for dissidents, the Western World is falling over itself to do business with China. As we all know, it is difficult to buy items that are not made in China or some other country that ignores human rights. Do we really need cheap shirts and microwave ovens that badly? Pocha's article reminded me

Davidnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1145411399779872322006-04-18T21:49:00.000-04:002008-01-28T17:36:47.546-05:00

While attending a social studies network meeting this week, I was involved in an interesting copyright discussion. One of our activities was a demonstration of the Landscape Change Program Website. If you have never seen the website before it is definitely worth checking out. The URL is http://www.uvm.edu/perkins/landscape/. Although this website generously permits many types of use for the

Ericnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1145049167667069832006-04-14T17:11:00.000-04:002008-01-28T22:10:46.176-05:00

by michaelYears ago, kids would go to their rooms and listen to rock and roll. Now with an iPod, they do it in your face, making it more psychologically difficult to deal with. Regarding this particular issue, I don't think the real issue is more, its just more in your face. My preference is generally to not engage socially, so I understand this is not a disinterested point of view. I believe

morgan8990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1144686233018151302006-04-10T12:19:00.000-04:002008-01-28T22:50:24.425-05:00

-post for SMMCan the “one size fits all” mentality work in a public school system? This is a question that has plagued education almost from the beginning, and it has been especially challenging since the inception of compulsory education. One recent challenge to public schooling has been the push to privatize failing schools with the professed goal of efficiently increasing student performance.

ctmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1144545604511975512006-04-08T21:15:00.000-04:002008-01-28T22:55:12.511-05:00

by michaelI wrote this to the teachers at my school. Just thought someone else might like to read it: When I think of various historical points, many of them have a negative context, demonstrating an inherent negative focus in our human nature. For whatever reason, my journey has taken me to many different parts of the world and many different careers. I have watched people come and go, become

morgan8990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1143995351152416172006-04-02T12:29:00.000-04:002008-01-28T22:56:31.966-05:00

Recently I completed my random assignment for the course by visiting a municipal office to learn how government is reaching out to the community in this age of diminished citizen participation. I was able to find some meaningful ways the town was accomplishing this through the use of technology.The town website is up to date and contains almost everything a citizen might be looking for as far as

Ericnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1143819602731731762006-03-31T10:37:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:05:47.145-05:00

A few weeks ago, several of the technology coordinators from the various schools in our supervisory union (SU) spoke at our SU School Board meeting. Our purpose was to inform board members about what is happening in the various schools as well as to suggest the need for a coordinator at the SU-level to help manage and coordinate SU technology issues.We had twenty minutes to make our presentation.

morgan8990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1143689824670052262006-03-29T22:28:00.000-05:002006-04-05T11:34:01.020-04:00

As Sara & David noted, too much online drivel can just be too much. Should we schedule time to turn it all off?If we value the online agility of our young learners to connect to a range of resources, do we also need to help our young tech natives learn to turn the electronics off and reconnect with nature? Is this another new role for teachers?

ctmnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1142965648179496312006-03-21T12:58:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:58:29.439-05:00

While I am a traditionalist when it comes to appreciating the credibility offered by peer-reviews and editorial boards, I am non-comformist enough to really like the unfiltered aspect of blogging. If my words-of-the-day do not fall under the heading of a simple descriptor (e.g., "curriculum & instruction", "school administration", "civic education") but fall into a category that is difficult to

ctmnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1142565665407703052006-03-16T22:20:00.000-05:002008-01-28T22:59:35.266-05:00

Inasmuch as education is accepted as the construction and reconstruction of knowledge, then blogs make a very powerful tool.The construction of knowledge that happens in the world of blogging is a fascinating phenomena. The popularity of blogging has come from the fact that society has discovered a tool that allows them to play an active role in knowledge contruction, and also from a desire to

Lucie deLaBruerenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1141952355216492002006-03-09T19:46:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:03:41.203-05:00

The day-to-day experiences of many students outside the classroom necessitate promoting dialogue about the role of technologies in school settings. Students of today come to school with a range of life experiences, yet they share the commonality of ever-present influences of technology. Accessing streaming audio, manipulating digital images, instant-messaging, and retrieving limitless information

ctmnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23517100.post-1141779672371438412006-03-07T19:56:00.000-05:002006-03-07T20:01:12.380-05:00

If one of the goals of public education is to develop a cadre of learners who can approach problem-solving with confidence, what are those skills that kids must play with, and potentially master? Are there ways that blogging or creating a class wiki might help?

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